College Swing

The campus of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) was extensively used as a stand-in for Alden College in the present day. The original 18th century Alden College school house was placed just east of Powell Library, then known as College Library (1929). (An imaginary tower and other buildings were matte-painted in the background to make the campus appear more built-up.) The first buildings at UCLA were opened in 1929, just a few years before this film was made. Other buildings seen in various shots are Royce Hall (1929) and Kerckhoff Hall (1931).

In the "You're a Natural" number, as Gracie gets out of the car and continues to sing, two members of the crew can be glimpsed briefly in the reflection on the car door.